Case 1:
This is the largest beam on the 1st floor of my design.
Beam Type: W Shapes Steel W14X30
Beam Location: Kid Zone
Beam Span: 30 ft
Distance from next beam: 25 ft
Live Load: -1.250 kip/ft.
Case 2:
This is the largest beam in my design. It occurs on both sides of the second floor of the building, and supports the roof.
Beam Type: Glulam Western Species 10.75X48
Beam Location: Cafe Seating/Exhibit
Beam Span: 70.5 ft
Distance from next beam: 30 ft
Live Load: -1.500 kip/ft
Case 3:
Beam Type: W Shapes Steel W14X30
Beam Location: Exhibit (1st floor)
Beam Span: 30 ft
Distance from next beam: 23 ft
Live Load: -1.150 kip/ft
HVAC concerns:
I am not quite sure what to expect on if my beam will affect my HVAC design. If I had to guess, the bigger the beam, the less space there will be for the HVAC system. I could see this being problematic if Case 2 was on the ceiling of the 1st level. When designing my model, I made sure to make the height between floors 15 feet to leave space for different systems. Having an architectural design background, I am unsure of how the beam sizes will affect HVAC, but will update this post when I watch the module 9 videos and after the weekly check in.